The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-05-05
Tho Legislature.

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The Legislature convened ii adjourned
session on "Wednesday Of lass week.
Among the proceedings ol general and
local interest during the past week were
the following:
The amendment Of section 3 Of All act
approved February %, 1861. te incorporate
the Shenandoah VALLEY hailfoad Co, and
to issue preferred stocks and convertible
bonds upon plan OF reorganization thereof
was agreed to.
On Thursday MIR. koiner called up The
House billauitndng tie license laws and
asked that il he referred t0stheC Committee
on Fiuanee. TWAS All important measure,
and he la learIse.i since 1t Was communi-
Gated from the House ard placed ON the
calendar that it WAS III some respects de.
fectiye.
Mr. keezell in the Senate. and DIR. Webb
in the House, Introduced q bill to ineorp0-
rate The Potomac u Allegheny Railroad 81
Improvement Company.
The bill to establish and concerning pub.
lie hurying- grounds in the magsterial dis
tricts of the State. which provides that the
boards of supervisors of the various coun-
ties may construct public cemeteries
in each district, one white and one coored-
private lots to be sold by and cemeteries to
be kept IN order by the boards, came up.
After some discussion the bill passed by a
vote of 10 to Il. Senator Koiner spoke
and voted against it.
Among the Senate bills passed was that
to allow the deputy Of John NJ. Carroll late
treasurer for the city of Stanton. further
time to levy for taxes and to return lists
Of insovents and delinquents.
Mr.. Lightner, i'll the House, introduced
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release and transfer to the counties of
Highland and Augusta the interest Of the
Commonwealth in the Staunton and Par
kersbnrg turnpike road. and to add addi-
tional section thereto.
Among tie bills intrGdueed and referred
was that OF Mr.. Downing, of Warren, to
amend the law in relation to submitting
the question OF liquor license to the quail
| fled voters OF the several counties, cities.
and magisterial districts.
The amendment proposed by Mr.. Down
| ing provides
That the manufacturers of distilled spirits
wine In any district or county in which local
option has prevailed. Tho eighth section of
the local option law says that no distiIler shall
sell in any district that has gone dry Under
the United States statutes the dlstiller is re-
CURED to sell at his place of mandatory, and
two laws--state and Federal-the m .nuf;aeturer
cannot sell anywhere and The object OF his
amendment is to enable the distiller 70 sell the
product of his manufactures at his place OF bus
| mess but if his district county has accepted
The rovisions of the local option blli, then the
delivery must be outside OF such county or dis
| trict.
BY Mr.. Jordan, of Roekbridge: To regu-
late the appointment of the Board Of Wis
itors of the Virginia Military Institute
| and to amend section respecting the ap.
pointment of new board. EThis bill pro-
vides that the terms of the Board OF Wis
| itors shall commence on the lst- day of
| January, 1885 a:isl hold ol1iee-three men-
bers one year, three for two years. and
three ior three years-al subsequent ap.
Ipointments to be for three years. Tie APP
pointments to be made by o board composed
of the Adjutant General, Superintendent
OF Public Instruction, and nine other per
sons three to be selected from the division
OF the State in which the Institution it sit
uated and two each from the other grand
| divisions OF the State-Hllo shall be com.
missoaed by the Governor, subject to con-
firmation by the Senate
Charges and specifications were preferred
against Judge Blakey. OF ESSEX.
The Governor sent IN a message calling
attention to the resignation Of Judge Full
ton, of the 18th circuit; recommending
i that the Exec utiye be invested with the
the various State Institutions; asking adj
ldltional legislation in regard to depositories
for State moneys. and recommending the
payment OF the Kendall Judgment.
FRIDAY.
Mr. Koner, from the Committee an Fl
nance, reported without amendment House
bill to repeal section 80 of chapter OF an
act entitled an act to provide for the as
seSSment of taxes on persons, property,
Land incnipe, and imposing taxes thereon
for the support of the government and
public free schools aud to pay the interest
on the public debt. and to provide for the
mode of applying for licenses to transact
any business in this STATE, land prescribing
the amount to be paid as a condition pre-
cedent TO the right to transact such bust
ness. approved March Is, 1884. and to repea
section 81 of said act as amended BY al act
approved March 6, 1856, and to add tive
sections to chapter OF said act approved
March Is 1854.
| The bill to pay the Kendall Judgment
passed the Senate by the following vote:
AYES. Mesars, Berry. Bibb. Bliss, Coltraine
paon Pres Esssn
mick, Mcdonald, Meredith. Petit, Read
/ Stubbs, Thurman, Trout, Warwick, and Wick
NoFs.-Megsrs. Blackstone, Gee. Grim, Hod.
ges. Keezell, Khea, and Williams-7
Mr.. Heaton offered the following which
was adopted:
Resolred, That the Committee on Finance be
requested to inquire into and report whether
any Of the bonds printed by the Kendall Bank
Note Company have been fraudulently issued
and from whom and how obtained and also in
quire into the expedency of having the bcnds
now under the control OF the state burned OIL
| otherwise destroyed. and, If possible, TO secure
the destruction OF the plates.
| The bill introduced by Mr.. Mccormick
to prescribe ageneral game law for the pro-
lection of game in the State Of Virginia.
and to repeal all existing acts touching the
same, which came up on its third reading,
4 created some discussion.
The bill prevents the killing OF pheasants
or wild turkeys between February lst aud
September 18th; partridges. between Feb
rnary Island November 1sts deer, between
January 18th and August 18th; wild geese
or ducks, between April lst and Septen
Der. This law permits counties to offer
rewards for scalp5 of wolves, foxes, etc.
Amendments were adopted exempting
the counties of Rockingham and Augusta
from this law, they foreman under special
i game laws now in force; and the bill as
amended was advanced to lis passage and
sent to the House.
TILE DEBT OF EsTIoN IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate Friday. Mr.. Mcdonald
called up the preamble and joint resolutions
offered by himself on Wednesday. soon
after the Legislature reassembled, instruct.
ing the State debt committee to ascertain
from the Corporation of Forei n Bond
holders or representatives. the names Of
persons holding the States bonds, and the
number and denomination held by each.
by what authority the council Or commit
tee determine to ask for or demand the
settlement of Firginia's bonds which they
do not now represent; and requiring that
before their representatives shall be per-
mitted to examine into the affairs of the
State they shall file with the Auditor of
Public Accounts q $685. 900 bond TO he APP
proved by the Senate officers, that in the
event of asettlement of the debt the cor
poration shall agree to defend the State
and her agents against all suits which may
be brought within the e,ssatilag ten aears
from date OF bond, by Or in the name OF
any hondholders of Virginias debt in the
courts of this State or in the courts of the
United States, which may have for then
object the reopening or inyalidating the
said settlement.
Mr.. Mcdonald said this move on the part
OF the bondholders might be q plan to boom
the bonds, and that after the settlement is
made they may, without this or some sim
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